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Written Question · S2W-10071 · Session 2

How many wind farm applications have been the subject of appeals to it since 1999 and, of these, how many have been (a) approved and (b) re…

Answered Asked by Alex Johnstone Con Lodged 23 Aug 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wind farm applications have been the subject of appeals to it since 1999 and, of these, how many have been (a) approved and (b) refused.

The answer

Answered by Mary Mulligan on 17 Sep 2004 · 25 days after it was lodged, on time

Since 1999, the Scottish Executive Inquiry Unit has received 12 planning appeals concerning proposed windfarms. Of these, one has been approved (appeal allowed), two have been refused (appeal dismissed), one appeal was withdrawn and the other eight are awaiting determination.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-10071 by reference.